History at Georgia College & State University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Georgia College & State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia College History Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in History (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in History

Georgia College History Rankings

The history major at Georgia College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

History Student Demographics at Georgia College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Georgia College & State University.

Georgia College History Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia College since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Georgia College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia College & State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	22

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia College & State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
History Professors	250	$87,150
Curators	240	$46,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators	190	$43,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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